Tasting
appellations whites wines
- Bourgogne blanc
- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse
- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse Les Cras
- Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse Vieilles Vignes
- Pouilly-Fuissé
- Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Quarts
- Pouilly-Fuissé Terroir de Fuissé
- Pouilly-Fuissé Terroir de Vergisson
- Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Sous le Puits
- Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly
- Saint-Véran
- Saint-Véran Le Grand Bussière
- Viré-Clessé Terroir de Clessé
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- Pouilly-Fuissé
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Tasting notes
Attractive green-gold colour
Nose suggest aromas of white peach and Williams pear.
In the mouth the wine is unctuous, smooth and very well-rounded.
Excellent freshness and minerality in the finish.
Terroir
Quaternary clay-limestone soil (Bathonian, Bajocian).
Exposure: south-easterly
Altitude: 230 m
Slope 8%
Culture
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Planting density: 8,500 plants per hectare
Average yield: 55 hl/ha
Picking by hand
Vinification
Direct pressing, gentle settling in stainless steel vats, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in oak barrels (¼ new, ¼ 1 year old, ¼ 2 years old, ¼ 3 years old).
10 months' elevage in barrel.
Racking and gentle filtration before bottling.
No fining.
MERLIN : WINE-GROWERS AND WINE-MAKERS. DIRECT SALES. - 71960 la Roche Vineuse
Téléphone: 03 85 36 62 09 - Fax: 03 85 36 66 45 - E-mail: contact@merlin-vins.fr - Internet: http://www.merlin-vins.com
Téléphone: 03 85 36 62 09 - Fax: 03 85 36 66 45 - E-mail: contact@merlin-vins.fr - Internet: http://www.merlin-vins.com